Transportation
Are Driverless Cars Finally Here?
No longer science fiction, autonomous vehicles have the potential to reshape the transportation landscape. But are drivers ready to let go of the wheel?
Friday Funny: 'Mind Your Mouth'
The voiceover artist famous for reminding passengers to 'mind the gap' on the London Underground was fired after posting a series of subway announcement spoofs on her website.
Mayor To Employees: Get On The Bus
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants city employees to ride the bus to work, and he's proposing giving them free transit passes to make it easier for workers to make the switch.
Trading In The Car For A Metro Pass
Tasked with making Los Angeles more pedestrian-friendly, a planner decides to give up his car.
GPS Finds Fastest Routes, But Roads Can't Handle Traffic
GPS devices in Britain looking for the best routes possible are directing truck drivers through tiny towns without the proper road space and infrastructure to handle their loads. Some towns are thinking about requesting removal from the map.
Bikes on Trains: The Downside Of A Popular Program
Caltrain's bicycle program has proven so popular that bike riders are regularly 'bumped', i.e they are left at the platform because the bike capacity has been reached, and relief doesn't appear to be forthcoming.
TOD Should Not Be Transit Agency's Business
This editorial from the Rocky Mountain News argues that the Denver-area Regional Transportation District needs to stay true to its promise that it will not use eminent domain to acquire land for transit oriented development.
Criticism Causes San Diego Politicians To Rethink Plan
California Attorney General Jerry Brown's criticism of San Diego's regional transportation plan has some politicians in the area considering a major revision of the region's smart growth strategy.
Mobility More Of A Concern As Boomers Age
Access to transportation for the elderly is of increasing concern as baby boomers approach retirement. Though the problem is major, many communities already have some programs in place to improve mobility for seniors.
Can America's Passenger Rail System Ever Catch Up?
As Europe and Asia invest in high-speed rail, the U.S. continues to play politics with Amtrak -- leaving customers unhappy and taxpayers footing the bill.
Greening Up The Airport
As one of the most notorious polluters of greenhouse gas emissions, airplanes and airports are increasingly being called on to green their operations. This interview from VerdeXchange News looks at some efforts being made in Los Angeles.
Easier To Love A Streetcar Than A Light Rail
The engineering jargon name "light rail" is just not lovable. Maybe that's why the more familiar streetcar is gathering support in cities across the country, writes Alex Marshall in this column from Governing.
Ciclovía: A Moving Experience in Bogotá, Colombia
Every Sunday from 7am to 2pm, up to 2 million residents of Bogotá, Colombia enjoy over 70 miles of car-free streets. The event is called Ciclovía. StreetFilms brings you along for the ride.
Roadside Digital Billboards Pass Muster, But Opponents Question Safety
Digital billboards are slowly cropping up in cities across the country. Federal officials have ruled them safe, but many opponents are calling them a blight and a safety hazard.
Car Sharing Service Sets Its Sights High
A look at the past and future of the car sharing service PhillyCarShare as they exceed 35,000 members and look towards the next 100,000.
Illinois Politics Delaying Chicago Transit Bailout
The governor of Illinois and legislators outside of Chicago are fighting over transportation funding, which is delaying the bailout for Chicago transit.
Questions Surround San Francisco's Traffic Tax Plan
San Francisco is studying a London-style plan to charge drivers a fee when they travel to high-traffic areas, like downtown SF, during peak commute hours. But is congestion pricing a boon for public transportation? Or the death of downtown?
Making Two-Way Streets Act Like One-Ways
Plans are moving forward to address the traffic issues on two of L.A.'s most congested streets.
Reducing Congestion Crucial To Economic Health, But Plans Fall Short
Congestion is getting worse in Metro New York, and the proposals to reduce it aren't going to work, argues Sam Staley, and the region's economy is going to suffer greatly as a result.
Friday Funny: It's All About Horsepower
Fuel costs, environmental concerns, and striking transport workers are reviving interest in horse-driven vehicles in some French towns.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
